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Between the sky of hope and the ground are expectations, we live life
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I try to sit up in bed, but am held down by something heavy wrapped around my waist. I look down and see an arm securely wrapped around my waist.
I softly groan, falling back down.
Why?????
I slowly start to lift my hips up and his arm is no longer wrapped around my waist but still draped across it.
I gently grab his wrist, lifting it up and setting it down on the other side.
I let out a breathe I didn't even know I was holding, when I'm now out the bed.
I don't know how, but every time I wake up Xavier's arms wrapped around me and his front is collided with my back.
The thing is how though, because when I go to bed I make sure to sleep all the way at the edge of the bed, and when I wake up I'm in the middle, with his arm wrapped around my waist.
How? I have no clue, so this thing of me trying to get out of bed is something that happens constantly.
I start to get ready, because we need to now drive all the way to the red carpet which is like a four hour drive.
Once I'm done taking my shower, I decided on wearing a simple comfortable outfit just for the drive there and when I get to my changing room that's a couple minutes away from here.
My outfit for the red carpet is there as well. Im not putting makeup or doing my hair, because someone's already going to be doing that.
I just put it into a low bun.
I put on a black pair of sweats and black essentials hoodie with black platform converse. Now I need to get Amara ready.
I head to her room, to see her sleeping peacefully in her huge bed that makes her ten times smaller than she already it.
I go to the side of the bed where her bodies facing and squat down in front of her sleeping body.A smile makes its way onto my lips just looking at the state she's in.
Her lips are pouted and her cheeks look bigger and her hair is all over the place.
I gently brush her hair off her face and softly caress her cheek and slowly start to wake her up.
"Amara." I whisper. Nothing.
"Amara." I whisper a little bit louder. She starts to stir.
I whisper her name again and her beautiful brown doe eyes slowly open and look at me.
"Morning." She whispers in her morning voice.
"Morning my baby. How'd you sleep?"
"Good." I smile and tell her she needs to get ready for the red carpet and she's excited and all energetic now.
While she uses the bathroom, I quickly do her bed.
Once she's done taking a bath I dress her up the same as me. Black sweats, black hoodie and normal black converse.
Amara's clothes she'll be wearing are at the changing room as well.
We head back to the bathroom and she steps onto the stool in front of the counter, so she's now tall enough to see herself through the reflection of the mirror.
Since her hair got a bit drier I put in some heat protectant and start to hair dry her hair while we jam to some music.
I straighten her hair and then put it into a matte black claw clip.
"Can you put on some lip stick please."
"Okay, just for today."
I pull out my lipstick that's in my purse. It's a nude beige pink colour and apply that on.Then I put on some gloss on top.
Beautiful.
"You looking cute." I complimented.
"I know, thank you, but what did you except?"
This girl with her sass.
She takes her LV mini bag and slips her arms into the two holes.
"Ready?" I ask.
"Ready."
"Okay."
She leads us to the door but stops before she steps out and speaks.
"Wait I forgot something." She says, running to her closet to get whatever she wanted to get.
She comes back with the necklace she got for Aubrey.
"Why are you taking it?" I ask.
"Because Aunt Aubrey said she's gonna meet us at the thing and I forgot to give it to her yesterday." She says. I nod and we finally leave.
As we step out we're met with Xavier, who's about to go down the stairs but sees us and a smile makes its way onto his lips.
I give him a fake smile and Amara goes up to him and he picks her up.
"Morning baby girl ." He says to her. Her smile grows wider.
Why the fuck he doing this????!!! Fuck me.
Amara's so happy! I can see it.
I walk up to them.
"Good morning my love." He says leaning down to plant a kiss onto my lips. With his other arm that's free he wraps his arm around my waist.
We pull away and we're only an inch from touching faces.
I'm looking up at him and he's looking down at me.
Fuck me this is too close. I just got to fucking bare with it.
"You look beautiful." He says.
I know.
"Thank you." I actually smile, because I did actually like that he said that. It's also very rare for him to say this.
"You want to get breakfast out?" He asks.
"Sure." I reply.
"Okay."
He gestures for me to go down the stairs first and I do so.
We head to the garage, but not before I take my LV shoulder bag that has all my must needs for women.
I hop into his car and put in my seat belt.
"Can you put on a song?" Amara asks from behind.
"Okay." I connect my phone onto the car and play 7 RINGS BY ARIANA GRANDE.
She starts singing the song. I mean she's my daughter so what do you except. My girl can even wrap, she that good.
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We make it to the restaurant we decided to go to and thank the heavens, there's no paparazzi when we get out the car.
As we make it to the entrance a guy that has black hair that's styled back with gel and blue eyes approaches us.
"Hello." He greets.
"Hi." Amara says.
"Hello." I say.
Xavier just nods his head once in greeting.
"Table for...?"
"Three please." I say.
"Outside or inside?"
"We'll go outside."
"Okay, you may follow me."
We follow him to the tables outside and we take our seat. He hands us the menus and gives us a couple minutes to order.
A different person comes. It's a women this time.
"Hello, I'm your waiter Abigail. Are you ready to order." I nod.
I order an avocado toast with a salad on the side and a glass of lemon water.
Xavier orders an English breakfast with a coffee.
And Amara, waffles and asked politely to add a lot of chocolate syrup and whipped cream with a side of fruits and a glass of orange juice, but not before Abigail looks at me for approval and I said yes.
"Is that all?" She asks.
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll be back with your food shortly."
It's been two days since I've come back
from Italy and since I saw Ace. I honestly haven't thought about him since I came back, which is a good thing for me.
Because Damn who knew seeing a guy you were in love with and is the baby daddy of your six year old child, would make you so distracted.
This man was the only thing in my head for the rest of my day in Italy, on the way back and the day we came back home until I went back to bed.
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Amara and I are walking to the changing room / getting ready for the red carpet room. Xavier has went to the mens side of the getting ready thing.
"What are we doing at the red thing?" She asked.
"It's red carpet baby, and people are going to take pictures of us, ask us some questions."
"Ohhh. I though you would walk on a red carpet and dress up in red and everything's red."
"I mean you do walk on a red carpet that'll show you when we get there , but the rest of what you said you don't do."
"Okay, so can I wear anything then?"
"Yes."
I open the door and the makeup artist, hair dresser are there getting everything ready, my mangers are here and miss Aubrey.
"Ahh there are my two darlings," she said standing up and opening her arms wide enough for Amara and i to be brought in.
We all pull away after sometime and I greet everyone else.
The makeup artist, Zach and hair stylist, Roxy have been with me for two maybe three years now.
They do amazing jobs and never disappoint. I greet everyone else who's in here then I take my seat on the chair in front of a mirror with a really bright light around it.
I cross my legs over the other and take my hair out the bun it was in.
Roxy and Zach start to do their thing.
"I got you something." Amara says with excitement lacing her voice as she jogs over to Aubrey's who's sitting by my side.
"What is it?" She asks.
"Well it's a surprise and I got it in Italy and just forgot to give it to you yesterday."
She looks at me, pouting her lips in awe, I smile and mouth, "it was all her idea."
"I'm gonna put it in your hand, so close your eyes." Aubrey does so and a smiling Amara places the necklace into the already open palm of Aubrey.
"Okay you open your hand now."
Aubrey opens them and looks down at her palms. She looks at the price of jewellery in awe.
"Amara," she says getting done from the chair and picking her up.
"You sweet girl are going to make me cry."
Amara giggles.
"Do you like it?" Amara asks.
"I love it, thank you. I'm gonna wear it everyday." She says.
"When can I take her?" Aubrey asks looking at me.
"I told you you could pick her up, but you didn't."
"Bitch you were lying."
"I know, but you could've tried,"
"But even if you did, you weren't gonna let me have her."
"You know me too well." I smile while playfully rolling her eyes.
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